Ex Parte Julio J. Lebron ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
01-15-00411-CR
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
6/1/2015 1:41:35 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
No. 01-15-00411-CR
In the
Court of Appeals
For the FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
First District of Texas HOUSTON, TEXAS
At Houston 6/1/2015 1:41:35 PM
 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
No. 2020596
In County Criminal Court at Law Number 15
Of Harris County, Texas
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EX PARTE JULIO LEBRON
Applicant
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STATE’S APPELLATE BRIEF
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DEVON ANDERSON
District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
DAN MCCRORY
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
mccrory_daniel@dao.hctx.net
ERICA ROBINSON
MEREDITH PIERCE
Assistant District Attorneys
Harris County, Texas
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel.: 713/755-5826
FAX No.: 713/755-5809
Counsel for Appellee
ORAL ARGUMENT WAIVED
STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT
Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 39.7, the State waives oral argument since the
issue in this appeal is well settled.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT .......................................................... i
INDEX OF AUTHORITIES .............................................................................................. iii
STATEMENT OF THE CASE ........................................................................................... 1
SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT .................................................................................. 1
REPLY TO POINT OF ERROR ONE ................................................................................ 2
CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 3
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ............................................................................................ 4
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE .................................................................................. 4
APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... 5
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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES
CASES
Guerrero v. State,
99 S.W.3d 852 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.) .................................... 2
Perez v. State,
261 S.W.3d 760 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, pet. ref’d) .............................. 2
RULES
TEX. R. APP. P. 39.7.............................................................................................................. i
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TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On October 28, 2014, applicant was charged by information with the offense
of assault of a family member in cause number 1991544. (CR 31). In December of
2014, the State filed a motion for a “magistrate’s order for emergency protection.”
(CR 32). The trial court granted this pretrial motion and placed various restrictions
on applicant for the safety of his victim. (CR 33). On March 6, 2015, the trial
court revoked applicant’s bond and denied him a new bond after applicant violated
the terms of the emergency protection order by contacting the victim’s family. (CR
5, 35).
On April 15, 2015, applicant filed a pretrial application for writ of habeas
corpus in which he asked for the reinstatement of his bond. (CR 5). This writ was
assigned a cause number of 2020596. (CR 5). The trial court denied applicant’s
pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus. (CR 10).
SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT
Since applicant’s case was dismissed and he is no longer in custody, any
issue relating to the denial of a pretrial bond is moot.
REPLY TO POINT OF ERROR ONE
In his sole point of error, applicant contends the trial court erred in denying
his request for a pretrial bond because the State failed to prove that he was not
entitled to a bond under the applicable constitutional and statutory provisions.
This Court need not reach the applicant’s substantive argument because his
case (cause number 1991544) was dismissed on May 28, 2015, and he is no longer
in custody.1 Complaints about pretrial bond are rendered moot when the defendant
is no longer in custody. Perez v. State, 261 S.W.3d 760, 765 (Tex. App.--Houston
[14th Dist.] 2008, pet. ref’d); Guerrero v. State, 99 S.W.3d 852, 853 (Tex. App.--
Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.). Since applicant is no longer in custody, his
appeal should be dismissed as moot. Id.
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For the Court’s convenience, the dismissal form is attached to this brief as an appendix.
The State will ask the Harris County District Clerk’s Office to provide this Court with a
supplemental clerk’s record containing this document.
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CONCLUSION
It is respectfully submitted that the appeal should be dismissed as moot.
DEVON ANDERSON
District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
/s/ Dan McCrory
DAN McCRORY
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 755-5826
TBC No. 13489950
mccrory_daniel@dao.hctx.net
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been sent to the
following email address via TexFile:
Jonathan D. Landers
Attorney at Law
Jlanders.law@gmail.com
/s/ Dan McCrory
DAN McCRORY
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 755-5826
TBC No. 13489950
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
The undersigned attorney certifies that this computer-generated document
has a word count of 309 words, based upon the representation provided by the
word processing program that was used to create the document.
/s/ Dan McCrory
DAN McCRORY
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 755-5826
TBC No. 13489950
Date: 6/1/2015
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APPENDIX
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